Nov 12 The Ultimate Vegetable Soup

Every now and then I find a real keeper of a recipe. I try to make a wide variety of meals and remix standard dishes, but not all of the recipes I attempt become repeats. We all need go-to meals to serve for guests or to whip up quickly during a busy week: meals that don't require planning and are created from the pantry. During these cooler months of the year, I lean towards one-pot dishes for ease and convenience.

A couple of weeks ago, I was out of the house four nights in a row and didn't plan properly for dinner. Typically, in the late afternoons, I start to conjure a few options for dinner. I needed to prepare a meal, but nothing was prepped. I did have plenty of vegetables that needed to be used, chicken broth and white beans; perfect ingredients for a vegetable soup.

We finished the vegetable soup and I made it again the next week! This will definitely be added to our regular rotation for the winter.

This vegetable soup creates a base that will accommodate any vegetables you keep on hand, so feel free to add/edit.